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Parties are loyal to their own power regardless of policy agenda; movements are loyal to their own policy agenda regardless of which party champions it.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

A party is not a movement

The difference between parties and movements is simple: Parties are loyal to their own power regardless of policy agenda; movements are loyal to their own policy agenda regardless of which party champions it. This is one of the few enduring political axioms, and it explains why the organizations purporting to lead an American progressive "movement" have yet to build a real movement, much less a successful one.

David Sirota, Salon.com
Posted by Don Shimoda at 11:11 AM
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  • ▼  2009 (14)
    • ▼  September (14)
      • A Threat to Fair Elections - NYTimes Editorial
      • This Modern World - Then and now with Goofus and G...
      • Living in a Culture of Cruelty: Democracy as Spect...
      • Mr. President, it's time to fight - Bill Moyers
      • VIDEO - Al Franken shows how it's done
      • Glenn Beck’s Next Target: Cass Sunstein
      • Taking the (Progressive) Movement Out of the Obama...
      • How American Health Care Killed My Father
      • How Did Economists Get It So Wrong? - Paul Krugman
      • Who are Broderian anti-investigation journalists r...
      • Obama and the Drawbacks of Rahmism
      • Matt Tiabbi on Health Care Reform
      • A party is not a movement
      • First Posting - Sat. Sept. 5, 2009